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Rocky Mountain Arsenal

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Submitted by Nick Johnson on Wed, 01/06/2016 - 12:44

This photo shows the South Plants of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal chemical complex, about ten miles northeast of Denver, in 1970. The US Army built the facility in 1942 to manufacture chemical weapons; in 1952, Shell Oil began leasing the south plants to manufacturers of fertilizers and pesticides.